Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Eudora Welty Lecture
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie delivered the second annual Eudora Welty Lecture at the Lincoln Theatre in…
Washington Ideas Forum, Final Panel
2015-01-03T22:06:50-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/4d1/20150103221450001_hd.jpgIn a series of interviews, race relations, food security, poverty, and other social issues were talked about. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie spoke about her novel Americanah, a Nigerian girl’s account of living in the U.S. Walter Robb talked about bringing Whole Foods stores to urban areas such as Detroit and New Orleans. Author Alex Kotlowitz discussed his current projects and showed a clip from his film The Interrupters, which shows the narratives of inner-city African Americans.
This was the final session of the sixth annual Washington Ideas Forum, held October 29-30, 2014, by The Atlantic and the Aspen Institute at the Harman Center for the Arts.
A portion of this program may contain language that some viewers may find offensive.
This was the final session of the sixth annual Washington Ideas Forum, held October 29-30, 2014, by The Atlantic and the Aspen Institute at the Harman Center for the Arts.
A portion of this program may contain language that some viewers may find offensive.
In a series of interviews, race relations, food security, poverty, and other social issues were talked about. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie spoke… read more
In a series of interviews, race relations, food security, poverty, and other social issues were talked about. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie spoke about her novel Americanah, a Nigerian girl’s account of living in the U.S. Walter Robb talked about bringing Whole Foods stores to urban areas such as Detroit and New Orleans. Author Alex Kotlowitz discussed his current projects and showed a clip from his film The Interrupters, which shows the narratives of inner-city African Americans.
This was the final session of the sixth annual Washington Ideas Forum, held October 29-30, 2014, by The Atlantic and the Aspen Institute at the Harman Center for the Arts.
A portion of this program may contain language that some viewers may find offensive. close
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- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Author
- David Brooks Columnist New York Times->Op-Ed
- Margaret Carlson Columnist Bloomberg News->View
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- Ta-Nehisi Coates National Correspondent Atlantic, The
- Alex Kotlowitz Author
- Corby Kummer Senior Editor Atlantic, The
- Michele Norris Host and Special Correspondent NPR
- Walter E. Robb III Co-Chief Executive Officer Whole Foods Market
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